... And he wants to give a year's supply of it away to you if you win the latest from American Solutions, the "Free Gas Video Contest."

In a YouTube video announcing the contest, we get a glimpse of the softer / lighter side of Newt Gingrich as he "busts" an intern watching clips on YouTube (only to be "busted" doing the same):

Clever. Funny. Easy to produce. Effective for the medium. Good work Newt, David Kralik and Tim Cameron.

As for me, I ditched the Bimmer this past January and have never been so happy relying on my feet, cabs, the metro, and ZipCar to get me where I need to go. So, I'm not sure what I'd do with all that gas... but certainly a solid incentive for the rest of ya.

This past weekend at the *first* RightOnline Summit in Austin, Texas, Slatecard co-founder Sendhil Panchadsaram and I held a discussion on effectively integrating the Internet into the activities of an organization.

As a case-study, we used the "Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less." campaign successfully launched by American Solutions showing how their movement is continuing to drive real, positive, tangible change. You can see and download our powerpoint presentation here.

As an addendum to the continuing success of that movement, I was just sent a YouTube link to John McCain's latest TV commercial, "Pump."

My favorite line: "Don't hope for more energy; vote for it."

If you'd like to help keep this ad on the air, I hope you'll consider making an immediate donation to John McCain for at least $25 (recurring monthly, natch).